Qinghe Immortal Clan.

"This junior thanks you, senior!"

Before Song Qingming could reply, Chen Qingxuan waved his hand. Song Qingming could only nod in agreement and turn to leave the cave.

After Song Qingming left, Chen Qingxuan raised his hand and waved it, and a ray of spiritual light appeared in his hand.

He whispered a few words to his lips, and soon the spiritual light in his hand flew quickly towards the door and disappeared into the cave.

".."

Several days later, at the entrance of the "Tianyu Sect".

Looking at the group of "Feng Yangzi" who came to see him off, Song Qingming was surprised and quickly smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"I am deeply grateful for your kind invitation to see me off. Please, fellow Daoists, stay a while longer."

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. Fellow Daoist Song is a promising talent favored by Uncle Chen. How could we dare to be negligent?"

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, Uncle Chen instructed us the other day that Fellow Daoist Song is welcome to visit our sect anytime he has the opportunity. We would also appreciate your guidance on our cultivation methods."

Upon hearing what "Feng Yangzi" said, Song Qingming immediately responded:
"I was merely fortunate enough to catch Senior Chen's eye, how dare I presume to offer guidance to fellow Daoists? It was simply a matter of exchanging cultivation experiences."

If any of you have the opportunity to visit the Floating Cloud Mountains in the future, please feel free to visit my sect. I will certainly do my best to be a good host.

"Oh! The Floating Cloud Mountains are not far from our Eastern Phoenix Kingdom. We will certainly have to pay a visit in the future and trouble you."

".."

After bowing to Feng Yangzi and the others to say goodbye, Song Qingming quickly transformed into a streak of light and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Watching the figure disappear into the distance, a young man standing beside "Feng Yangzi" revealed a hint of envy in his eyes and couldn't help but ask:

“Senior Brother Feng, in recent years, among the major sects of our Donghuang Kingdom, there have been very few people who have caught the eye of Uncle Chen. Even you and Senior Brother Wu have not had this opportunity.”

This fellow Daoist Song was over five hundred years old when he advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Apart from his lucky narrow victory over True Person Jingyue that day, he didn't seem to have any extraordinary abilities.

"Senior brother, does this child truly possess the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

As the number one sect in the Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent, the status of the Nascent Soul cultivators in the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" is naturally incomparable to that of other sects outside.

Normally, sending off a Nascent Soul cultivator like Song Qingming would only require sending an ordinary Nascent Soul elder; it wouldn't be necessary to disturb so many of them.

Just a few days ago, they received a message from their ancestor Chen Qingxuan, informing them that the person before them showed signs of becoming a god and had been officially included in their ancestor's observation range.

The Heavenly Imperial Sect will only be raising the level of protocol when bidding farewell to the other party today.

Not only did they send several Nascent Soul cultivators from their sect, but even Feng Yangzi, a peak Nascent Soul elder of the sect, personally attended to give Song Qingming face.

In the past, only cultivators with the potential to become Nascent Soul cultivators could catch the eye of Ancestor Chen Qingxuan.

They were all top-tier Nascent Soul experts from various sects, such as He Yuliang and "Autumn Water True Man," whose cultivation had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage or the half-step Divine Transformation stage.

Without exception, all of them were the most outstanding geniuses in the entire cultivation world.

Most of them had already broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage before the age of four hundred, and only with such talent could they catch the eye of Ancestor Chen Qingxuan.

In comparison, Song Qingming was merely from a sect in a remote place, and his speed of advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage was even slower than that of "Feng Yangzi" in front of him.

Upon learning that Song Qingming had been favored by their ancestor as having the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Nascent Soul elders of the "Tianyu Sect" were all somewhat puzzled.

In their view, even if Song Qingming's magical abilities were not weak, he had only managed to defeat "Master Jingyue" by sheer luck.

However, in terms of both cultivation speed and natural talent, he is still some distance from the top geniuses in the cultivation world, and cannot be said to have the potential to become a deity.

Hearing his companion say this, the other two elders of the Heavenly Imperial Sect also looked at "Feng Yangzi" with some curiosity.

But the other person stroked his beard, remained silent for a moment, and then shook his head.

"Alas, fellow disciples, I have only met Fellow Daoist Song a few times, and to be honest, I don't know him much more than you do."

I only heard from my senior brother, the sect leader, that this boy had the good fortune to be summoned by his uncle two hundred years ago.

I guess that Song Qingming had already caught his eye by then.

As you all know, in the last thousand years, many fellow cultivators in our Donghuang Kingdom have attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, and among them are quite a few who have caught the eye of Uncle Chen.

But to this day, no one has succeeded.

It is clear that the Nascent Soul realm is not as simple as we thought.

In this world of cultivation, even my uncles and I can't say for sure who has the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, so how could we possibly discern it so easily?

However, Song Qingming must have some extraordinary qualities to have come from such a small place as the Floating Cloud Mountains and gained the approval of his martial uncle.

You should not underestimate this.

"I see, Senior Brother is absolutely right, we have learned a lot!"

After hearing Feng Yangzi's explanation, the elders of the Tianyu Sect who had just looked puzzled nodded in agreement.

Although Song Qingming, who had just broken through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was able to catch Chen Qingxuan's eye, he showed the potential to become a Divine Transformation cultivator.

In their view, this was indeed somewhat strange.

However, as Feng Yangzi said, in the past thousand years of cultivation in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom, he is not the only cultivator to receive this honor; so far, no one has truly crossed this threshold.

Even if Song Qingming gained the approval of Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, and possessed the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

It's highly unlikely that there's any real hope of breaking through this level.

Perhaps his ancestor simply found this person pleasing to the eye and thus intended to promote him; the so-called "divine potential" was merely a casual remark.

After saying this, Feng Yangzi ignored the others around him and returned to his sect on his own.

Upon hearing this, the other elders of the "Tianyu Sect" pondered for a moment and then said nothing more before disappearing from their original positions.

".."

In mid-air, dozens of miles away from the "Tianyu Sect".

Standing on the "White Bone Flying Boat," Song Qingming gazed at the scenery below that was receding into the distance, pondering why he had suddenly caught the eye of the ancestor Chen Qingxuan.

Although his cultivation has now broken through to the late stage of Nascent Soul, theoretically he has the possibility of breaking through to the Divine Transformation realm.

However, in terms of cultivation, supernatural abilities, and talent, Song Qingming is currently still unable to compare with those truly top geniuses.

In the entire cultivation world of "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent", he is not considered particularly outstanding.

To be honest, he himself wasn't very confident about whether he would become a deity in the future, and he didn't know what Chen Qingxuan saw in him that made him give such an evaluation.

On the day of the sword competition, Song Qingming defeated "Master Jingyue" and was selected as one of the top ten masters of the competition, which was unexpected by everyone.

However, Song Qingming's supernatural abilities are not much different from those of "Master Jingyue".

In the end, he was only able to defeat his opponent because the opponent underestimated him, which allowed him to win by sheer luck.

These are things that any expert with late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation could easily see through, so it was impossible to hide them from Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor.

In terms of individual skill, Song Qingming would be at the bottom of the top ten in the sword competition.

It should be noted that in the entire cultivation world of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom," those who are openly favored and supported by Chen Qingxuan can be counted on one hand.

"The Formless Sect" Master Qiushui, "The Demon-Slaying Palace" He Yuliang, and "The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain" Elder Gulin.

These are all peerless geniuses who can break through to the late Nascent Soul stage at just over three hundred years old, and are recognized as the most promising individuals in the entire "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" cultivation world to advance to the Divine Transformation realm.

Based on this alone, Song Qingming probably wouldn't even catch Chen Qingxuan's eye, let alone be considered a potential Nascent Soul cultivator.

Besides that, the only other reason he could think of was because of his master, "Lingxu Daoren".

Even for this reason, he was still uncertain.

Although he had received a sword talisman from his master, "Lingxu Daoren," for taking care of his senior sister, Li Xuanyi, back then.

But in the end, he was just an outer disciple of the "Tai Xu Sect," and his supernatural abilities were not the most outstanding among the sect's disciples.

It's a bit far-fetched to think highly of me based on just a sword talisman.

After several days of trying to figure out the reason, Song Qingming simply gave up and took out the bamboo slip Chen Qingxuan had given him, sitting cross-legged on the flying boat.

Although he didn't understand why Chen Qingxuan had taken a liking to him because he had the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, Song Qingming still gained a lot from this trip to the "Falling Star Sea".

Not only did they find a level-five array formation manual in the ancient immortal abode, but they also exchanged a level-four superior "Mysterious Dragon Pill" in the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" treasury.

These two items are precious things that Song Qingming can use right now, and their value goes without saying.

Furthermore, the cultivation experience for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage given to him by Chen Qingxuan is also a treasure that is difficult to measure with spirit stones. It may be of great help to him in advancing to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

As for the favor Chen Qingxuan gave him in the end, it was equally precious to Song Qingming.

He just hadn't decided which spiritual items he needed yet, and he didn't want to waste this opportunity, so he could only wait until their next meeting to discuss it.

Taking advantage of a break in their journey, Song Qingming took out the scroll given to him by Chen Qingxuan and examined it on his forehead.

It must be said that the cultivation insights written by Chen Qingxuan, this Nascent Soul Ancestor, are definitely one of the most profound classics that Song Qingming has ever seen in his cultivation life.

For several days in a row, Song Qingming read very slowly.

Even though his cultivation had reached the late Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming still needed to carefully study most of the contents of this book to truly understand it.

It is evident that Chen Qingxuan, the Nascent Soul Ancestor, put a great deal of effort and care into writing this cultivation manual.

He was the number one human cultivator in the "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent".

Chen Qingxuan did not enter the Dao in the "Tianyu Sect" when he was young, but came from an ordinary Nascent Soul sect in the "Donghuang Kingdom".

In his early years, his talent for cultivation was not particularly outstanding. He even formed his Golden Core later than Song Qingming, only breaking through to the Golden Core realm at the age of 130. With such a cultivation speed, Chen Qingxuan at that time was no match for those cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots, and he was not well-known in the cultivation world of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom".

No one could have imagined that a mere Golden Core cultivator with unremarkable cultivation at the time would become a renowned Nascent Soul Ancestor throughout the entire "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" a thousand years later.

After breaking through to the Golden Core realm, Chen Qingxuan began to display his astonishing talent.

In just over a hundred years, he successfully formed a Nascent Soul and cultivated smoothly all the way to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Later, Chen Qingxuan was noticed by the former Nascent Soul Ancestor Xuan Guang of the Tianyu Sect, who made an exception and took him under his wing, giving him a lot of guidance and support.

Although Chen Qingxuan joined the "Tianyu Sect", "Ancestor Xuanguang" soon ran out of lifespan and passed away at his own sect.

However, inheriting the legacy left by this ancestor, Chen Qingxuan soon broke through to the Nascent Soul realm and continued to cultivate until the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Not only did it not cause the "Tianyu Sect" to decline, but it also led them to become the number one sect in Donghuang Immortal Continent, making them famous throughout the entire Huayang Realm.

The story of a genius who had mediocre talent in his childhood but whose talent began to blossom at the Golden Core stage.

Over the years, it has naturally inspired many ordinary cultivators in the cultivation world.

Since his first arrival in the cultivation world of "Donghuang Kingdom", Song Qingming had already heard about the story of the ancestor Chen Qingxuan and held him in high esteem.

Everyone wants to take him as a benchmark, but Chen Qingxuan is a peerless genius, and there has only been one like him in the entire "Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent" in the past thousand years.

Although Song Qingming and Chen Qingxuan had met a few times before, they didn't know each other very well.

It wasn't until he read the cultivation experience written by the other party that he gained a deeper understanding of this Nascent Soul Ancestor and felt even greater respect for him.

Although Chen Qingxuan received support from "Ancestor Xuanguang" when he was cultivating.

However, his achievements are not solely due to this reason; his exceptional talent is also a major factor.

For more than a month, Song Qingming never put down the bamboo slip while traveling, and his mind was constantly pondering the mysteries written on it.

Only when the flying boat entered the southern territory of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" did Song Qingming reluctantly put away the bamboo slip in his hand and quicken his pace.

As soon as the flying boat arrived at the foot of "Yunlong Mountain", a figure quickly appeared beside Song Qingming. It was Li Xuanyi, who had been waiting for him for two whole years.

"My husband, you're finally back!"

"Hey! Why didn't you go back? Yuan Hao and the others are still here?"

Upon hearing Song Qingming's question, Li Xuanyi shook her head and said, "Yuan Hao and Yu Rong have already gone back."

I escorted them across the Illusionary Sea Desert, and that's why I rushed back. Thankfully, you're finally back safe and sound.

"It's just a short trip, why worry so much?"

Because he had promised the "Heavenly Imperial Sect" not to reveal the matter of the Immortal Abode to others, Song Qingming did not tell Li Xuanyi and the others where he was going.

It was clear that she had stayed behind to wait for so long, obviously worried about him. Song Qingming couldn't help but sigh slightly before pulling her back up the mountain.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, two years is merely a fleeting moment in seclusion.

But in Li Xuanyi's eyes, it did feel like a long time had passed.

Overjoyed to see Song Qingming return safely, she immediately prepared a feast to welcome him back and even cooked several delicious dishes herself.

Li Xuanyi learned excellent cooking skills from her master, Lingxuzi, in her early years.

Although it couldn't compare to Huang Siyuan, who specialized in this dish, it was still delicious in Song Qingming's eyes, and he couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.

After staying at Yunlong Mountain for half a month, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi set off together to return to Fuyun Mountain Range.

".."

Six months later, on the east side of the "Floating Clouds Mountain Range".

As a streak of light flew swiftly in, two figures appeared outside the protective array of "Red Cloud Mountain".

Before Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi could continue forward, a crimson figure rushed out of the great formation and quickly arrived in front of them.

"Master, you are finally back!"

Long before Song Qingming and his group went to the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom", his spirit beast "Ice Fire Dragon" had already entered seclusion.

Seeing that the other party's cultivation had successfully broken through to the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi were also delighted and took the initiative to approach it.

It only took the "Ice and Fire Dragon" a hundred years to advance to the Nascent Soul realm and successfully cultivate to the third level of the Nascent Soul realm.

While this cultivation speed is still not as fast as that of the top experts with powerful bloodlines among the demon race in the Northern Frontier, it is significantly faster than that of other demon emperors around the "Floating Cloud Mountains".

The reason why "Ice and Fire Dragon" can cultivate at such a speed is not only because it has no shortage of cultivation pills under Song Qingming's guidance.

The drop of "True Spirit Essence Blood" that he obtained when he followed the Fire Phoenix into the Heavenly Demon Valley also greatly helped improve his bloodline.

Otherwise, given the Ice-Fire Flood Dragon's normal cultivation speed, it would take at least several decades to advance to the third level of the Nascent Soul realm.

After entering the mountain-protecting formation, Bai Jingyun, the eldest disciple, and his wife Song Linyu, who had already sensed the commotion outside, led several other junior brothers and sisters to rush over.

"Greetings, Master! Ancestor!"

After several years apart, Song Qingming noticed that everyone's aura had changed as he glanced at them.

The eldest disciple, Bai Jingyun, has made considerable progress in his cultivation over the years since he and his Daoist partner, Song Linyu, began practicing the dual cultivation technique bestowed by Li Xuanyi.

One of them had already reached the peak of the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, and Song Linyu had also successfully broken through to the third level of the Golden Core stage not long ago.

Although their cultivation speed was not as fast as Song Yuanhao's, they were not slow among the elders of the "Free and Unfettered Sect," and their performance was considered average.

Wei Yunlong, the second disciple, had already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and his "Concealing Yuan Technique" was also nearing completion.

It is estimated that in one or two years at most, he will be able to attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm through seclusion.

With his talent and the support of his master Song Qingming, he should have no problem forming a golden core.

Compared to Wei Yunlong, who possesses a unique spiritual root, the third disciple Tang Muyan and Liu Yue cultivate at a slightly slower pace. Both of them have only just broken through to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment and are still some distance away from Core Formation.

Although Song Shaoyu entered the Daoist path later, his talent surpasses that of Tang Muyan and Liu Yue.

After traveling abroad, he made a bet with his master Song Qingyu and diligently cultivated, successfully breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment within ten years.

His cultivation level has now surpassed that of Liu Yue and the other two who started cultivating earlier, reaching the peak of the eighth level of Foundation Establishment.

In the long run, Song Shaoyu is clearly superior to Liu Yue and Tang Muyan, and will definitely be one step ahead of them in reaching the Golden Core realm.

However, simply advancing to a higher realm does not guarantee success in forming the core.

It's still hard to say which of the three will ultimately succeed in advancing to the Golden Core realm.

Besides his own disciples, standing beside him was someone Song Qingming recognized—Chu Ling, whom he had brought back from the "Northern Frontier".

After not seeing her for several years, Song Qingming discovered that she had also successfully established her foundation.

He couldn't help but smile and nod, revealing a hint of satisfaction.

Looking at the many disciples who came to greet him in an orderly fashion, Song Qingming suddenly remembered that he had gone to the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" and seemed to have forgotten to bring them anything.

Fortunately, Li Xuanyi was prepared and gave each disciple a suitable spiritual item, including Chu Ling who was standing beside her.

Seeing this, Song Qingming also took out some spirit stones from his person to reward them for their unremitting efforts in cultivation during this period.

After dealing with several disciples, Song Qingming noticed that Song Qingyu hadn't appeared yet, and assumed that she had simply returned to the sect instead of staying in her cave.

After some questioning, it was learned from Song Linyu that Song Qingyu had gone to the East Sea Immortal Cultivation Realm half a month ago and had not yet returned.

Because Song Qingyu did not tell Song Linyu the detailed reason when she left, Song Linyu did not know whether she went to buy spiritual items or had something else to do.

Since the "Hundred Flowers Palace" destroyed the "Yunyang Sect" in one battle, the cultivation world in the East Sea has gradually become more stable in recent years.

Song Qingyu's cultivation has now reached the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and her supernatural abilities are no less than those of a sixth-level Nascent Soul cultivator. As long as she doesn't go to the outer sea, she will basically be safe.

Upon hearing that she had gone to the cultivation world of the East Sea, Song Qingming nodded slightly, not thinking much of it, and followed Li Xuanyi back to her cave.

He hadn't returned for several years, but fortunately, his disciples were looking after him, so there were no changes in his cave.

After traveling for so long, the two can finally get some rest.

".."

Several days later, news came that Song Qingming had returned to "Red Cloud Mountain".

Li Mufeng, the sect's patriarch, suddenly paid a visit, not only to congratulate Song Qingming on the sect's advancement to the top ten sects, but also to bring him unexpected news.

More than half a month ago, Bai Yuxian also left the sect and went to the East Sea, and has not returned since.

Upon hearing that Bai Yuxian and Song Qingyu had left around the same time and both had gone to the East Sea, Song Qingming realized that something was amiss.

But just as he sent a message to the East Sea to inquire about this matter, he didn't expect that Song Qingyu and Bai Yuxian would return to "Red Cloud Mountain" together the next day.

Just as Song Qingming guessed, the two of them did indeed go out together, but neither of them told anyone else.

Seeing that Song Qingming and Li Xuanyi had returned, Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi were somewhat surprised, and then they told her everything about their trip to the East China Sea.

It turns out that Song Changze, from "Black Cloud Island," found a large spirit stone vein in the open sea.
Because the mine was located in a dangerous place in the open sea, Song Changze and his team found it but were powerless to develop it. They could only send a message to "Chiyun Mountain" to inform Song Qingyu.

Song Qingyu himself was not familiar with exploring mineral veins, so he sent a message to the sect to ask Bai Yuxian for help. The two of them took people to the outer sea together.

"Seventh Brother, you may not know this, but this spirit stone mine is actually near the Tianyuan Sea that my Senior Sister Li and I found back then."

Back then, I always felt I hadn't made a mistake in my judgment, which is why I intentionally told Changze about the place, suggesting they look for it in the vicinity when they had time. Unexpectedly, they were lucky enough to actually find it.

"How about that? I've done a great job this time!" (End of Chapter)